Dear Ask the Attorney: The judge terminated litigation in my DYFS case before a fact finding hearing with no findings of abuse or neglect and stated that there were no safety issues. However, the case worker is insisting he needs to come to my house to make sure that everything […]
Cases like the one I am about to describe highlight the need for good legal representation.
In State v. Samander S. Dabas , a case decided by the New Jersey Supreme Court on July 30, 2013, the Court held that a prosecutor’s office violated its post-indictment discovery obligations under Rule 3:13-3, when its investigator destroyed his notes of a two-hour pre-interview of defendant. The State’s error resulted in a reversal of the Defendant’s (Mr. Dabas) conviction.
Dear Ask the Attorney: My 21 year old son, back from college, was arrested over the holiday weekend while my husband and I were out of town. He and a bunch of his old high-school friends threw a party without our knowledge at our house. Apparently, around 10:30 pm the […]
On May 16, 2013, the Supreme Court of New Jersey decided State v. A.R., a case that required the Court to determine whether the use of video-recorded statements of a victim or defendant by a jury – in the jury room during deliberations – necessitated a new trial.
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